oddisee

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Oddisee 'Odd Renditions'

What up folks!

Here's my newest EP, 'Odd Renditions'.

It features four tracks that I've remixed & recorded vocals over, and includes my remix of

Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar", the video for which I sent you guys first last week.

http://oddisee.bandcamp.com/album/odd-renditions

Free Download Link (Stereogum Premiere)

'PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY SEE'

In a perfect world, you'd hear 'Odd Renditions', love it & say...

'Man this is really good & free! I should buy this guys album!'

Well lets make the world a better place, one pre-order at a time.

My new album 'People Hear What They See' is available to pre-order now & released on iTunes June 5th.

Pre-order - 'People Hear What They See'

'People Hear What They See' will be available everywhere else on vinyl, CD & other digital retailers,June 12th.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Pre-Order 'People Hear What They See'

My new solo album 'People Hear What They See' Will be available exclusively on iTunes June, 5th & everywhere else on June, 12th. You can pre-order it now on iTunes.

Pre-order - 'People Hear What They See'

Press Release

“They say you have your whole life to make your first album/ guess I’ve been busy living so the first outcome/ was worth hearing...” - Oddisee “Ready To Rock”

Rappers are generally in the business of storytelling, but whether those stories are true or not is often a sidenote. “People Hear What They See” is Oddisee’s debut full length album, and its key concern is honesty - honesty with yourself, with what you tell the world, and the relationships people have with each other. The title came from a feeling that most of the time we’re content not to look or listen beneath the surface for the truths which lie beneath.

The steps of the Washington Memorial during the inauguration or a bus in east London just after the riots might not be the most practical places to write a song, but Oddisee felt it was important to write both what he saw happening around him and his own reactions to it - it’s easy to make up a hollow but impressive story when you’re alone. Often told by listeners that his music has a cinematic quality to it, sparking memories from the past or providing a soundtrack to an afternoon: Oddisee uses the spontaneous and unexpected moments which come from keen everyday observations and working with live musicians, rather than toiling at midnight in isolation with a crate full of samples in a studio, to create songs with an emotional and filmic quality.

Growing up in Washington DC, home to both America’s richest and poorest, shuttling between his Sudanese and African American families, Oddisee didn’t have the luxury of accepting a singular story or vision of the world as something he could believe in. “People Hear What They See” puts a microscope over those stories - be it a skewed media report on political policy, the escapist visions playing on commercial radio, an argument with a partner you’re with for all of the wrong reasons, or the fight between self-doubt and false-confidence in your own head.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Aus & NZ

Had an amazing time in Australia & New Zealand. I met some amazing people & I can't wait to get back!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Australia 01 - Raining But Not Complaining

First day in Australia with a show tomorrow. Started off very low key as it was raining but the weather was still warm & I'm happy to be here. The Show is tomorrow night at: Civic Hotel 388, Pitt st.

Also stopped by a really great shoe store called "Feit". They make beautiful, handmade, leather shoes. Check their site out & get a pair. http://www.feitdirect.com/

Friday, February 24, 2012

Interview With 'Out Da Box TV' Part 2

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

DTMD 'RAW' [Oddisee Remix]

From the upcoming 'Self Sacrifice' compilation on Mello Music Group.

Interview With 'Out Da Box TV'

Sean Born 'Pluck Em Off'

Ladies & gentlemen, It brings me great pleasure to introduce you to Sean Born. Sean is the first person to but me in the studio over production. He taught me how to make beats & gave me my first beat machine. His new album, "Behind The Scale" is out on Mello music.

Here's a free track produced by yours truly. Beneath that is a stream of the whole album. Listen, love, purchase.

Listen/Purchase